Question #N589
Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to separate items in a series?
A. The recipe calls for flour, sugar, and salt, but I only have flour and sugar.
B. The recipe calls for flour sugar, and salt, but I only have flour and sugar.
C. The recipe calls for flour, sugar and salt, but I only have flour and sugar.
D. The recipe calls for flour, sugar, and salt but I only have flour and sugar.
Correct Answer is: A
The correct sentence uses commas to separate each item in the series, "flour, sugar, and salt." The comma before the conjunction "but" is also correct because it is separating two independent clauses.